Originally Posted by
redatlanta 
To me this is "pushing buttons" behavior. He knows it annoys you and does it anyway and that's what he wants! I don't know if this could be solely attributed to just alcoholic behavior I have encountered it in several men who were not.
IME, no it can't be solely attributed to just alcoholic behavior. None of the alcoholics I know do this. Yet I know other people who do this like it's their job, and they aren't alcoholics.